| Title | The payoff time: a flexible framework to help clinicians decide when patients with comorbid disease are not likely to benefit from practice guidelines. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Braithwaite, Scott R., David Fiellin, and Amy C. Justice |
| Journal | Medical care |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pagination | 610-7 |
| Date Published | 2009 Jun |
| ISSN | 1537-1948 |
| Keywords | Aged, Chronic Disease, Colorectal Neoplasms, Comorbidity, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Decision Making, Female, Frail Elderly, Guideline Adherence, Health Care Rationing, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Practice Guidelines as Topic |
| Abstract | Practice guidelines rarely consider comorbid illness, and resulting overuse of health services may increase costs without conferring benefit. |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00207.x |
| Alternate Journal | Med Care |
